Syria meets deadline for chemical weapons plan

2:42 AM,
Oct. 28, 2013

Two injured men are transported on a fruit barrow in the Syrian city of Aleppo, following shelling as fighting between pro-government forces and rebels continued Sunday. Syria has submitted a declaration to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons regarding its arsenal.

Written by

Jim Michaels
| USA Today

The Syrian government has submitted a formal declaration of the chemical weapons in its possession and a plan for their removal, a crucial first step in an international agreement to destroy or remove its stockpiles and weapons.

The declaration was in line with the deadline set by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the international agency overseeing inspections of Syria's chemical weapons.

The organization made the announcement Sunday, saying Syria had submitted its declaration Thursday, three days before the Sunday deadline. The OPCW governing council will ...